Anyone like Mordaunt-short or Canton

I should note that I was just in the same boat as you looking for speakers under $2000. I listened to everything under the sun over a period of three weeks. Among others I auditioned B&W, Totem, Dynaudio, Revel, NHT, Paradigm, Polk, Epos, Quad, Thiel, Sonus Faber and Monitor Audio.

In the end, one speaker blew me away... the Nola Boxer. Its so much better than anything else in that price category that its not even fair to compare. There's a reason every reviewer has given it glowing reviews (and most of them have kept them as well.) I think one reviewer said it best- "If you're looking for a pair of standmount monitor speakers and you have about $1500 to spend, buy the Nola Boxers. End of review."

Thanks, do you like anything from Dali...there is a dealer near me.

i own, or have owned the MS Avant 906, MS 20 and others--very good, listenable speakers with particularly good high end resolution. well balanced, big soundstage, not especially bass-heavy. MS gets virtually no attention in the US and consequently its products are extremely undervalued (i think i paid $150 for a $1000 SRP demo pair of the 906s). check out ebay or accessories4less for deals.

just wanted to add one more speaker to the list...the Elac FS 189...its not too tough to drive and the speakers have a rep for being dynamic...anyone hear?